Morning! I promised to show the last item from my "secret summer santa" for Nina today (sorry for writing that post in German only, it was the one showing the LOTV candle holder a few days ago) and of course I intend to keep this promise. I little bit of history: When I showed that ugly, way too colorful box I pimped into a card stash for myself a while ago, Nina asked me if I had another one of those standing around somewhere. I did not, but when random.org chose me as her "secret santa" (is there a different non-christmas word for it?) I knew right away I wouldn't let that little detail stop me now *g*. I couldn't buy a box in the sitze and shape I wanted anywhere, therefore I had to build it myself and that's the result.

Finding a matching paper for my purposes proved to be impossible. The ususal scrappaper didn't work out, because no company at all had ocean themed paper out at that time and after digging through the internet for hours and days I finally found two packs of digital paper matching my needs. Like on the matching notepad holder and hanger I once again decorated the lid using the little white stones, sea shells and lots of flatback pearls.

I glued ruffled seam binding ribbon in 3 different colors and 3 rows around the lid. I wanted it to look like the different layers of the ocean, the deeper darker turquoise waters getting lighter until they are toped by a white foam crown when the waves are crashing to the shore. No clue if it actually works, but that's what I was thinking of *g*.

All in all this box really was a mega project, but it was so much fun. Since I started on it I bought a lot more chipboard and I really want to do more with it in the near future and perhaps I'll finally manage to work out all the small mistakes I still make when building something from scratch.